Database Problem

[emock81]

SMF Version: SMF 1.0.7
An error occurred with SMF and I had to reinstall it.  I don't have a backup for the database but it is still in tact on my server.  I have successfully reinstalled SMF but I can't get it to read the information that is still in the database.  I have tried numerous suggestions through posts here but I am really pulling my hair out on this one.  I don't know phpMyAdmin well but I do have it through my server.  Any suggestions?  Thanks.

[redone]

To be honest I don't quite follow. First you say you don't have a backup of your forum database and then you add that its still intact? If you are just re-installing 1.07 upload clean files for everything and use the repair_settings tool to correct the MySQL info part.

As long as its the same server and the database is working you should have no problem.

What is repair_settings.php?

[emock81]

I tried running repair_settings.php.  I did adjust a couple URLs but the database settings are correct.  I still can't get the old posts, memberlists, etc.  Any other suggestions?

[Oldiesmann]

Have you changed the database prefix in Settings.php to match that of the other tables? It sounds like the database prefix is wrong.

[emock81]

YES!  The prefix was incorrect!  I didn't realize that the database had two somehow and now I fixed it.  Thank you so much!